Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	contrite_a	heart_n	humble_a	6,221	5	8.4865	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20158	A three-fold resolution, verie necessarie to saluation Describing earths vanitie. Hels horror. Heauens felicitie. By Iohn Denison Batchelour in Diuinitie.	Denison, John, d. 1629.	1608 (1608)	STC 6596; ESTC S109587	139,837	594

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sex_n if_o they_o be_v qualify_v with_o any_o extraordinary_a ornament_n they_o become_v imperious_a so_o that_o beautiful_a vashti_n will_v not_o come_v to_o ahashnerosh_n when_o he_o send_v for_o she_o 1._o hester_n 1._o if_o their_o husband_n have_v any_o familiar_a society_n with_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o employment_n abroad_o they_o quick_o become_v jealous_a and_o so_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o heart_n to_o he_o if_o they_o be_v rich_a they_o look_v to_o domineer_v according_a to_o that_o speech_n 25.24_o eccl._n 25.24_o if_o a_o woman_n nourish_v her_o husband_n she_o be_v angry_a impudent_a and_o full_a of_o reproach_n if_o they_o be_v not_o like_o their_o neighbour_n in_o womanish_a vanity_n they_o become_v querulous_a and_o if_o they_o be_v honest_a they_o be_v